Use KRIs To Create An Early Warning System  During the lazy days of Summer, companies or organizations tend to slow down.   People   go on vacation, customers or vendors go into Summer mode, organizations think less about  risk management and more about company picnics or other fun events. People start thinking more about vacations and less about […]

Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission ( ACRC) recently published its annual report setting forth its major accomplishments for 2015.  Though the ACRC was established in 2008, it has recently become very proactive in its measures to fight corruption in Korea. 

Last week I had the privilege of co-hosting the KBLA’s first seminar on Legal and Operational Risk Management. The primary focus was on legal risk management (LRM) and how risk management techniques can be used by in house counsel and managers to proactively address legal risks within a corporation.

For those of you who engage in business, everyone knows that  properly managing risk plays an important part in the success of a company.   However,  though some companies may acknowledge the benefits of risk management , many don't consider  legal risk management  (LRM) processes when trying to mitigate or control and manage litigation risk issues,  government investigations as well as legal […]

According to a recent survey of global CEOs, the top ten risks facing companies doing business around the world includes political risks, employment risks and even climate change risks. In fact, the top ten or even twenty risks do not include cyber security risks, IP  related risks nor even credit control risks.  If however, you look at […]

Recently, Korea has added new updates to its privacy laws, including the amended version of the Network Act (the “Amended Network Act”) and the amended version of its personal data privacy law- the PIPA (the “Amended PIPA”) .  Both the Amended PIPA and the Amended Network Acts  (collectively “Amended Acts”)  contain a number of far-reaching […]